Spiced Shortbread. Spiced Shortbread mixes up in one bowl and bakes up to a lovely buttery, crisp but tender cookie that has the added warmth of cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Run a knife around the edges of the shortbread to loosen; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut along scored lines using a sharp knife. These Spiced Shortbread Christmas Cookies are a family favourite. Butter shortbread cookies dusted with a mixture of sugar, cinnamon and other festive spices make a perfect Christmas treat or gift.

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Ingredients of Spiced Shortbread

Prepare 100 grams of butter.
You need 50 grams of soft brown sugar.
You need 125 grams of all-purpose flour.
It's 1 pinch of ground nutmeg.
You need 1 pinch of ground cinnamon.
You need 2 pinch of ground ginger.

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, brown sugar, white sugar and cinnamon. Cut in the butter until the mixture is like fine crumbs. Pack the crumbs into a ball, then knead by hand until smooth. These spiced shortbread cookies are perfect for the holiday season.

Spiced Shortbread step by step

Preheat oven to 160°C or gas mark 6. Mix spices into sugar..
Dice butter. Cream butter and spiced sugar together..
Mix in flour. Use hands to knead mixture to smooth consistency..
Roll out to about 1/2 cm thick. Cut out your shapes and place on baking tray..
Bake for 10-15min. Sprinkle with a little brown sugar while they cool..

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